diff --git a/config.h.cmake b/config.h.cmake
index e320eb82c..74d707b11 100644
--- a/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config.h.cmake
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #ifndef TEST_CONFIG_H
 #define TEST_CONFIG_H
 
+/* Define to 1 to let the system come up without using OAM */
+#cmakedefine SKIP_OAM_INIT 1
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `alarm' function. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_ALARM 1
 
diff --git a/configureEngine.cmake b/configureEngine.cmake
index 0a299c146..a3ac9d3c1 100644
--- a/configureEngine.cmake
+++ b/configureEngine.cmake
@@ -716,7 +716,9 @@ IF (NOT INLINE)
 SET (inline "")
 ENDIF()
 
-
+IF($ENV{SKIP_OAM_INIT})
+    SET(SKIP_OAM_INIT 1)
+ENDIF()
 
 EXECUTE_PROCESS(
     COMMAND rm -f conftest.data conftest.file conftest.sym
diff --git a/exemgr/main.cpp b/exemgr/main.cpp
index afecb1129..7f91d1d4a 100644
--- a/exemgr/main.cpp
+++ b/exemgr/main.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
 using namespace boost;
 
+#include "config.h"
 #include "configcpp.h"
 using namespace config;
 #include "messagequeue.h"
@@ -100,6 +101,10 @@ using namespace querytele;
 #include "threadpool.h"
 #include "crashtrace.h"
 
+#if defined(SKIP_OAM_INIT)
+#include "dbrm.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "installdir.h"
 
 namespace
@@ -1322,8 +1327,11 @@ void setupSignalHandlers()
 
 void setupCwd(ResourceManager* rm)
 {
-    string workdir = startup::StartUp::tmpDir();
+    string workdir = rm->getScWorkingDir();
     (void)chdir(workdir.c_str());
+
+    if (access(".", W_OK) != 0)
+        (void)chdir("/tmp");
 }
 
 void startRssMon(size_t maxPct, int pauseSeconds)
@@ -1370,11 +1378,14 @@ void cleanTempDir()
 {
     config::Config* config = config::Config::makeConfig();
     string allowDJS = config->getConfig("HashJoin", "AllowDiskBasedJoin");
-    string tmpPrefix = startup::StartUp::tmpDir();
+    string tmpPrefix = config->getConfig("HashJoin", "TempFilePath");
 
     if (allowDJS == "N" || allowDJS == "n")
         return;
-        
+
+    if (tmpPrefix.empty())
+        tmpPrefix = "/tmp/infinidb";
+
     tmpPrefix += "/";
 
     assert(tmpPrefix != "/");
@@ -1597,6 +1608,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         {
         }
     }
+#if defined(SKIP_OAM_INIT)
+    BRM::DBRM *dbrm = new BRM::DBRM();
+    dbrm->setSystemQueryReady(true);
+    delete dbrm;
+#endif
 
     threadpool::ThreadPool exeMgrThreadPool(serverThreads, 0);
     exeMgrThreadPool.setName("ExeMgrServer");
diff --git a/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp b/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp
index a0bd6103e..73bf5c9d2 100644
--- a/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp
+++ b/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include "idbregistry.h"
 #endif
+#include "config.h"
 #include "installdir.h"
 #include "dbrm.h"
 #include "sessionmanager.h"
diff --git a/oam/oamcpp/oamcache.cpp b/oam/oamcpp/oamcache.cpp
index 084f88157..d8035bbf3 100644
--- a/oam/oamcpp/oamcache.cpp
+++ b/oam/oamcpp/oamcache.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ using namespace boost;
 #include "exceptclasses.h"
 #include "configcpp.h"
 #include "installdir.h"
+#include "config.h"
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ void OamCache::checkReload()
             }
         }
 #else
+        pmToConnectionMap[*it] = i++;
         moduleIds.push_back(*it);
 #endif
         it++;
diff --git a/writeengine/redistribute/we_redistributecontrolthread.cpp b/writeengine/redistribute/we_redistributecontrolthread.cpp
index ab2897834..70b5d1e2d 100644
--- a/writeengine/redistribute/we_redistributecontrolthread.cpp
+++ b/writeengine/redistribute/we_redistributecontrolthread.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #include "boost/filesystem/operations.hpp"
 using namespace boost;
 
+#include "config.h"
 #include "installdir.h"
 
 #include "configcpp.h"
diff --git a/writeengine/splitter/we_sdhandler.cpp b/writeengine/splitter/we_sdhandler.cpp
index a1db530ae..c2120c529 100644
--- a/writeengine/splitter/we_sdhandler.cpp
+++ b/writeengine/splitter/we_sdhandler.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <boost/thread.hpp>
 using namespace boost;
 
+#include "config.h"
 #include "configcpp.h"
 using namespace config;